Improvement in mud-fender for equestrians



A. P. SPEED.

Mud-enders for Equestrians.

Patenled Feb.\7.1.874.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE,

AUSTIN P. SPEED, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN MUD-FENDER FOR EQUESTRIANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent 'No. 1 37,70 dated February17, 1874; application filed January 10, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUSTIN P. SPEED, of Louisville, in the county ofJefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Mud-Fender for Equestrians, of which the following is aspecification:

The figure is a perspective view of my improved fender, parts beingbroken away to show the construction.

My invention has for its object to furnish a simple and convenientdevice for protecting the boot-s and legs of those riding upon horsebackfrom being spattered with mud. The invention consists in an improvedmud-fender for equestrians formed of the steel frame, the leather cover,and the boot or pocket, constructed and applied to a stirrup andstirrupstrap, as hereinafter fully described.

A represents an ordinary stirrup, and B the stirrup-strap. O is a framemade of strips of thin or sheet steel, the side strips of which arestraight and parallel with each other, and the end strips are curved tofit around the leg of the rider. One of the side strips of the frame 0is secured to the stiirup strap B just above the stirrup A. The frame Gis covered with leather D, and is designed to keep the said leathercover D in place. To the lower edge of the frame and cover 0 D isattached a pocket or boot, E, of such a size as to receive the foot ofthe rider, and within which the stirrup A hangs free. The boot Econsists of a sole having an upwardly-projecting flange attached to it,except at one side, which is left open, and the upper edge of its closedside is attached to the covered frame 0 D.

The device thus constructed protects the feet and legs of those ridingupon horseback from being spattered with mud, and at the same timeallows the feet to be readily put into and removed from the stirrups.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Pat-t An improved mud-fender for equestrians formed of thesteel frame 0, the leather cover D, and the boot or pocket E,constructed and applied to a stirrup and stirrup-strap, substantially asherein shown and described.

AUSTIN P. SPEED.

Vitnesses Trros. SPEED, S. H. SPEED.

